Brazilian miner Vale is following Mozambique’s turbulent political scenario closely, coal director Roger Downey has said.

The Asian agriculture giant bought 2.7 million tonnes of Brazilian soybeans last month

Iron ore prices fell to their lowest level in nearly two years last week, with Metal Bulletin’s 62% Fe index dropping to just above $98 per tonne cfr China before showing a modest rebound.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday June 19.

BHP has estimated an initial production reduction of 6-8 million tonnes of iron ore on a full-capacity basis due to damage caused by a cyclone that hit Western Australia last month.

The Guinean government has published all the mining agreements signed by the country since 1958 on a new website, which will be officially launched in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Friday February 15.

Should BHP Billiton – the owner of Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine – have waited for an update on the situation at the second-largest mine before agreeing supply contracts for the second half of the year?

A global dialogue intended to resolve the issue of overcapacity in China’s aluminium production would be better for creating a fair global market than the imposition of tariffs, a panel of industry experts has said.

JP Morgan’s latest research on mining equities has some salient points to make on what investors should expect in terms of returns from mining houses over the next couple of years.

Vedanta Resources will fall out of the FTSE 100 index next week, following the earlier demotions of Kazakh miners Kazakhmys and Eurasian Natural Resources Co (ENRC), as miners’ capitalisation suffers from weak commodity prices.